Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-15
HE FLED.
WALTER GAY sKIPs OUT FROM STEUBEN-
VILE,
Taking with Him Between Seven and Eight Hun
drd Dollars, Belonging 10 Ida
Holiday.

Late Sunday evening Walter Gay, well
known 10 Wheeling ~ 4 bar tender and
man-about-town, skipped out from Steu-
benville, taking with him between 500
and $500 of money belonging to Ida HOlli-
day, a frail female who ran a bagnio at
No. $50 Market street for years. Gay
came to this city several years ago from
Erie, Pa, and was employed as bar-keeper
at the New Mcclure, the st. James and at
the Cafe Brunswick when that institution
was flourishing under the administration
Of Will Entler. Gay early got stuck on the
Holiday woman, aud she, taking a
fancy to him, loaned him sufficient
money to open bar for
himself in Steubenville. The re-
manned here running the Market street den,
but used to make frequent trips to Steu-
benville to see Gay, leaving n of her
girls in charge in her absence. About a
year ago the woman sold ont her place in
this city, and moved up to Steubenville,
where she and Gay lived together. Every
body who knew the couple here suppose
they were married. but it turns out that
such is not the case.
Last evenings Steubenville Gdzttte had
the following
when the rumor was spread abroad
this morning that Walter Gay had skipped
ont last evening, it was not generally be
lieyed, but upon investigation it proves to
be true. He came here two years ago next
May and bought out the saloon of Henry
McCrystal on South Third street, which he
deliberately fitted up and stocked the bar
with n fine class of goods. He was an ex-
pert bartender and 5000 had one of the best
paying trades in Steubenville. Every
thing was conducted in a irst-class
style, and it was his boast that he
would show Steubenville how to
tender at the Windsor Res
taurant in Wheeling and christened his
place here the Windsor" When he
came here, it was generally understood,
and in fact not denied by Gay himself,
that the money necessary TO the purchase
was furnished by Mrs. Ida Holiday, a
keeper Of a house of i'll fame in Wheeling.
Certain it is that their relations were most
cordial, she either coming to Steubenyille
or he going to Wheeling every week.
For some reason or another his business
has not been very good recently and the
Holiday woman has been living with him,
having closed out her house in
Wheeling. According 10 her story, when
she started him i'll business in this city she
loaned him 800 under his promise to marry
her. He put her off from time to time,
setting the date several times but failing
to come up. Finally she sold her house in
Wheeling and came here To live, a fact
which caused GAYS friends in Wheeling tn
say that they were married. Last week it
was rumored that he had taken out a
license and the woman had that belief also;
but this was 4 mistake, no such license
having been granted. Yesterday afternoon
he put On his coat saying lie was 90
ing out for u walk. Later in the
evening the woman was told that he was
seen going awaS on q train. She did not
believe this possible, hut as he did not re-
turn she Thought there might be some
thing in it and went to the place where
she kept ner money ana lOunu tnat the
whole amount, between seven and eight
hundred dollars, was missing. She imme-
diately sought the police and told her
story, although she was very reluctant
that any publicity he given it. This
morning she received a telegram from
Altoona saying that he would
send the key by mail and
would return this evening. This bears q
lie Oh its very face and she was more than
ever convinced he had gone for good.
Through her attorney, John NJ. Cook, she
brought suit in attachment against him for
500 and interest and the"WindsOrn il how
in charge of the sheriff. The woman is very
DESTROYS that the affair be kept quiet rs
she has hope that he will return, and only
brought suit TO save herself in case there
were other creditors. Thus are the frail sex
deceived"